CYTYC THINPREP 2000 GAINS FDA APPROVAL MAY 20 AS REPLACEMENT FOR CONVENTIONAL PAP SMEAR PREPARATION; FIRM STAGES IMMEDIATE LAUNCH OF AUTOMATED SYSTEM
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Cytyc kicked off its marketing launch of the ThinPrep 2000 automated cervical sample preparation system with a promotional campaign targeted at the 350 cytology laboratories nationwide that already employ the system for non-gynecologic specimen preparation. After upgrading their systems for gynecologic use, some of the labs could begin analyzing cervical samples processed by ThinPrep "within a matter of weeks," Cytyc says.